Pubdate: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 Source: Roanoke Times (VA) Copyright: 2001 Roanoke Times Contact: http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/368 Author: Brian Nichols TV COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS INEQUITY OF JUSTICE Concerning the following news coverage on WSLS-Channel 10 recently: A judge denies bond for Jay Lynch. Where's the justice? An ex-teacher pleads guilty to cocaine charges and gets 11 years, which is suspended by the judge. A former adult-care worker avoids additional jail time for sexually abusing patients. A drunken New York city cop kills four people and is given a bond. A local police officer, who is convicted of racketeering, is let out of jail. But another local man is convicted of growing marijuana and is refused bond by the judge. It just doesn't seem fair. Are we teaching our kids that it's OK to possess cocaine, to sexually abuse the elderly, to kill innocent people while drunk or get preferential treatment for being a police officer, but sitting at home smoking medicinal marijuana responsibly means spending years in jail? Where's the justice? I believe Lynch should receive an appeal bond so that he can get on with his once-promising life. Brian Nichols Roanoke - --- MAP posted-by: Beth